Comparing Cementos Argos (OTCMKTS:CMTOY) and Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC)

Cementos Argos (OTCMKTS:CMTOY) and Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Cementos Argos and Kayne Anderson BDC, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cementos Argos	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kayne Anderson BDC	0	2	2	1	2.80

Kayne Anderson BDC has a consensus target price of $17.30, indicating a potential upside of 3.22%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Cementos Argos.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cementos Argos and Kayne Anderson BDC”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cementos Argos	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kayne Anderson BDC	$114.11 million	10.43	$77.07 million	N/A	N/A

Kayne Anderson BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Cementos Argos.

Profitability

This table compares Cementos Argos and Kayne Anderson BDC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cementos Argos	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kayne Anderson BDC	59.80%	12.65%	6.77%

Dividends

Cementos Argos pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Kayne Anderson BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%.

Summary

Kayne Anderson BDC beats Cementos Argos on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cementos Argos

Cementos Argos S.A. offers cement, concrete, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, and hydrated lime products in Colombia, the Caribbean, Central America, and the United States. The company also engages in the reinsurance; property management; transport; and seaports operation businesses. In addition, it exports its products. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia. Cementos Argos S.A. is a subsidiary of Grupo Argos S.A.

About Kayne Anderson BDC

Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. is a business development company which invests primarily in first lien senior secured loans, with a secondary focus on unitranche and split-lien loans to middle market companies. Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. is based in CHICAGO.